A coastal kampung southwest of Batu Pahat town, on the open mouth of the Batu Pahat river where it meets the Strait of Malacca. The headline attraction is the Telaga Batu Pahat — a small freshwater well, cut directly into laterite rock, that gave the town its name. Legend ties the well to a Siamese expeditionary force in the 1450s; whatever the truth, the well still holds fresh water within sight of the salt strait, which is unusual enough to have been worth chiselling.
The village itself is pleasant, low-key Malay coastal life: stilt houses on the river, fishing boats, a small mosque, and a coastal promenade with sunset views over the strait. Pair the visit with seafood at one of the riverside restaurants along Jalan Tasek; the cockle and prawn are reliably fresh.